Detroit Radiator Corporation Timeline

2015

2015

Detroit Radiator Corporation is a national and premier manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket cooling product solutions serving the heavy duty transportation, commercial, industrial, and agricultural industries. As the most recognized and trusted brand in its market, Detroit Radiator Corporation has 75 employees and offers the widest variety of aftermarket HD radiators, charge air coolers and A/C condensers, provides manufacturing excellence, utilizes top safety standards, and delivers almost every product that it sells within 24 hours.

2015

2015

Detroit Radiator Corporation launches Party with DR•COOL! as a way to say "Thank You" to its B2B customers.

2015

2015

Detroit Radiator Corporation is recognized in the new book, titled, Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination that Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business, written by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters, for its successful history with the ESO (Entrepreneurial Operating System) framework, and in particular, it's winning Visionary/Integrator team of Randy Pruitt, CEO, and David Bitel, General Manager, respectively. Pruitt and Bitel are also chosen as panel members at the EOS Worldwide Client Appreciation Event, hosted by Gino Wickman, CEO, EOS Worldwide, and held at The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit.

(L) David Bitel, General Manager, Detroit Radiator Corporation (Featured Integrator)
(C) Gino Wickman, CEO, EOS Worldwide and Co-Author of Rocket Fuel: The One Essential Combination that Will Get You More of What You Want from Your Business
(R) Randy Pruitt, CEO, Detroit Radiator Corporation (Featured Visionary)

2011

2011

DR·COOL™ begins traveling the country to partake in 15 exciting industry tradeshows and events each year; including The Great American Trucking Show and the Mid-American Trucking Show. The trailer inside contents serve as a Detroit Radiator Corporation exhibit to showcase its aftermarket cooling product solutions, awards, sponsorship memorabilia, and company history along with cool giveaways and fun contests with prizes to the HD transportation, commercial, industrial, and agricultural industries. DR·COOL™ Event Schedule

2011

2011

An extremely grateful Detroit Radiator Corporation marks its 75th Anniversary by hosting an American Trucker Appreciation Day at its corporate office and manufacturing facility in Romulus, Michigan. Detroit Radiator Corporation delivers s a warm” thank you” to its customers, vendors, and team, with a fun open house party, complete with DR·COOL™, entertainment, food, prizes, and giveaways!

2011

2011

Detroit Radiator Corporation expands in Alabama; moves its sales office and creates a warehouse at a new larger Decatur, Alabama location. This office also becomes home to DR·COOL™ (when not traveling).

2010

2010

Detroit Radiator Corporation moves itscorporate office and warehouse facility to Romulus, Michigan, in two shorts months following the devastating fire.

2010

2010

With so much to be thankful for, Detroit Radiator Corporation recognizes its outstanding employees for their hard work and dedication with an Employee & Family Appreciation Event, complete with entertainment, food, fun prizes, and cool giveaways … all on the grounds of its new corporate office and manufacturing facility in Romulus, Michigan!

2010

2010

Detroit Radiator Corporation becomes a BBB Accredited Business.

2010

2007

Due to growth, Detroit Radiator Corporation requires more space andmoves its Alabama sales office to a larger building in Decatur, Alabama.

2007

2006

Detroit Radiator Corporation creates anAlabama presence with the opening of a sales office in Decatur, Alabama.

1999

Detroit Radiator Corporation creates POWERMAX®, its branded charge cooler solution with an all-metal bar and plate design, and a core that is directly welded to the tanks, eliminating the need for a header plate – thus eliminating header plate failures.

1999

1991

​With much success in the local market, Randall Industries, Inc. begins marketing its products on a national level. Randall Industries, Inc. continues to build on early successes by continuously adding products and services to different industry segments.

1991

1987

Downriver Radiator opens a second shop with 2 employees, located in Taylor, Michigan, in just two short years

1987

1986

John Miller Pruitt, impressed by how much his son had learned about the radiator industry, and more importantly, of his son’s strong business sense driven by passion, purchased Downriver Radiator with 3 employees. He placed an 18-year old Randy Pruitt as President & CEO.

1986

1983

John Randall (Randy) Pruitt begins his radiator business career as a 15-year old teenager by working his summers as a “gopher” at Downriver Radiator, locatedWyandotte, Michigan.

1983

1936 - 1978

Detroit Radiator Corporation, located in Detroit, Michigan, is founded by Walter Kaminski. Detroit Radiator Corporation manufactures and sells automotive and truck cores. During an era dominated by strong, regional suppliers who sell exclusively to radiator repair shops, complete replacement radiators are rare if in existence at all, and the copper-brass re-core are king. Detroit Radiator Corporation is later taken over by Walter’s son Ronald Kaminski.Detroit Radiator Corporation is sold to Hot and Cool Holdings led by Robert Duquet. Robert Duquet, who now solely owns Hot and Cool Holdings, builds a multi-faceted cooling system enterprise serving Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.